The WIT Center

Williamson's Information Technology Center for Excellence at Centennial High School

WIT Center

Williamson’s Information Technology Center of Excellence is a partnership between Columbia State Community College, Williamson County Schools and Centennial High School. The WIT Center is a state-of-the-art IT center that provides progressive technology classes for students to earn high school and college credit. The primary classroom has 28 iMacs and advanced software to prepare students for IT careers.

The WIT Center will offer dual enrollment classes through Columbia State. Students will need to apply and register with Columbia State. Students will attend classes during the school day as part of their regular schedule at Centennial High School. At the end of the semester, students will earn a .5 high school credit for each completed 3-hour course. Dual enrollment courses will count as elective credits, with 3-year elective focus tracks available during the 2015-16 school year.

Dual enrollment classes begin August 24 and will meet four days a week. Students will attend a study hall on days that the class doesn't meet. All dual enrollment classes will follow the Columbia State academic calendar. Click to see.Fall 2015 Important Dates.

Networking I meets once a week on Thursdays.
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Visit your high school counselor to find out if a course in the WIT Center is right for you. Your school's dual enrollment counselor can show you the steps to become dual enrolled with Columbia State. Space is limited to 28 students per course.

After receiving approval from your school counselor, visit Columbia State's dual enrollment page to submit an application and follow the steps to complete the admission and registration process.

Once you have applied to Columbia State, please contact the CHS counseling center to be added to the course list. The registration deadline is August 8, but courses could fill before that deadline.

In order to register for the Computer Science AP course, simply contact your high school counselor.

Dual Enrollment
Students that enroll in a dual enrollment course must apply to Columbia State. Tuition is $494 per 3-hour course. The Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant exists through The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC). This grants pays for $300 per semester towards the cost of one 3-hour class.

Keep in mind that this cost does not include any required books.

AP
There is no registration fee for the CHS Computer Science AP course, but students are expected to pay the $89 exam fee to take the College Board AP assessment at the end of the year.

Yes, public school students with either a 3.0 GPA or a minimum 21 ACT composite score are eligible for a second dual enrollment grant of up to $300 for an additional class.

To receive the second Dual Enrollment Grant, the initial Dual Enrollment Grant application must be done online through TSAC, and the Columbia State Dual Enrollment Grant Additional Courses Agreement Form must be completed and submitted to Columbia State's Office of Admissions. Click for the additional form.

To remain eligible for the Dual Enrollment Grant each semester, students must maintain a 2.75 GPA in their college courses. To remain eligible for the dual enrollment program, students must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in their college courses.

Tennessee Public School Teachers' and State Employees' dependent children are eligible for an additional tuition discount. Parents/legal guardians should request paperwork from their employer to be completed and turned in to Columbia State's Business Office.

Tuition bills are not sent by U.S. mail. Bills are emailed to the student's college email address. In order to receive account information, students must provide an email address for the financially responsible person on the Dual Enrollment Consent form.

It is the responsibility of the student to confirm they will be attending by making sure that the remaining tuition is paid in a timely manner before classes begin to avoid being dropped from a class.

Want to learn more?

Information sessions will be held in conjunction with the CHS Schedule Pick-up Days.

Columbia State dual enrollment coordinator, Michael Sztapka, will be present to walk students through the online dual enrollment process. Alan Fisher, Columbia State associate professor of computer information systems, will be onsite to demonstrate robotics programming.

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Accreditation
Columbia State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate of Art, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, Associate of Fine Arts in Music, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, as well as many technical certificates.

Transferring Credits
Columbia State is an accredited institution that offers a variety of transfer programs, which are designed to transfer to in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities.

Tennesee Transfer Pathways

You can rest assured when you take classes at Columbia State. Your credits will transfer seamlessly with you when you graduate if you decide to continue your studies at a Tennessee four-year university, and many private colleges and universities too! That's the TTP Guarantee! View a short video on making the TTP work for you!